Revisiting the Hopeful Hijinks of the Muppets on the 30th Anniversary of The Muppet Christmas Carol
When The Muppet Christmas Carol premiered 30 years ago in 1992, there were fears it…
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Don’t Worry, Be Happy: How Amazon, Google & Neuroscience Threaten American Buddhism
Contemporary American Buddhism has a problem; thankfully, unlike Christianity, it has little to do with…
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We Declare You Restored: How Christian ‘Forgiveness’ is Deployed to Enable Abuse and Corruption
Popular theology routinely enables powerful men to rehabilitate their public image after their misconduct goes…
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Is There Anyone in the Press Who Can Recognize the Bad Faith in Evangelical Faith?
Among the various and sundry problems endemic to the Washington press corps is the dearth…
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Just Like January 6, One of the Most Disturbing Aspects of the Right-Wing Coup Attempt in Germany is Who Was Behind It
The US has had to deal with a home-grown attempted coup for the past two…
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303 Creative Is Not a ‘Religion v. Gay Rights’ Case — But Here’s Why the Christian Right is Happy with the Media Suggesting Just That
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in 303 Creative v. Elenis, the latest…
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Despite Reports, GOP Has Not ‘Turned on Trump’ For Call to Terminate the Constitution — Fascism isn’t a Dealbreaker for Today’s GOP
In a functioning democratic and political media ecosystem, it would have been front page news:…
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Trans Talmud: Could a 1,500-Year-Old Book Have Any Relevance to The Struggle for Trans Equality and Liberation?
To many, last month’s brutal attack on a queer nightclub in Colorado Springs, in which…
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Espionage Allegations Against Russian Church Raise Religious Freedom Issue in Ukraine
Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for “targeted closures” of “Moscow-backed” religious organizations in…
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Call it ‘Christian Globalism’: A Reporter’s Guide to the New Apostolic Reformation, Part III
This is the final installment of a three-part series. Read Part I: Christian Right Denialism…
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